Numbers of the Day

Percentage of Oklahomans eligible for SNAP participating in the program in 2014

Source: FRAC

Oklahoma’s ranking for energy efficiency policies out of all 50 states. On the same scorecard, Oklahoma City ranked 50th out of the 51 largest US cities.

Source: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Oklahoma’s uninsured rate in 2016, third highest in the U.S. below only Texas and Alaska.

Source: U.S. Census

Percentage of Oklahoma voters who want lawmakers to pass a “comprehensive revenue plan” in special session that avoids budget cuts and allows for a teacher pay raise and other funding priorities.

Source: Global Strategy Group poll

Percentage of Oklahoma children in poverty in 2016, the 11th-highest rate in the U.S.

Source: FRAC

Increase in the number of women sent to prison from Oklahoma County between 2009 and 2016

Source: Reveal

Percentage of Oklahomans served by the public mental health system who were employed, 2015

Source: SAMHSA

Percentage of Oklahomans insured through Medicaid in 2016.

Source: U.S. Census

Percentage of Oklahomans with a four-year degree in 2015. The US average was 30.6%

Source: Prosperity Now

Percentage of Oklahoma adolescents age 12-17 reporting marijuana use in 2014-2015. The national average was 7.2%

Source: SAMHSA